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Recent surveys confirm high levels of U.S. nuclear support
Surveys have consistently indicated that public support in the United States for the use of nuclear energy has been increasing in recent years. Four recent surveys continue to suggest that near-record-high numbers of Americans support nuclear energy. However, the survey results differ—sometimes widely—in the details of their findings.
S. J. Piet, D. F. Holland
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 15 | Number 2 | March 1989 | Pages 793-802
Safety and Environment — I | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39792
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The global fusion community is beginning to take the first real technological steps toward the ultimate haven of safe, economic, and environmentally benign commercial fusion power. We can not see all the details of commercial fusion power at this distance. “Safe” and “clean” will be defined by public acceptance and, hopefully, by a rational licensing system. In this paper, we express fusion safety and environmental goals via performance measures to chart the proper course, especially the first steps to take. These measures cover accident safety, effluent control, and waste management. We should also periodically refine these goals as knowledge grows.